"jasonb007" <jasonb007@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
> We have a school server setup with an IP of 172.24.53.2 and a DHCP range
> setup from 172.24.53.10 to 172.24.53.126, Subnet 255.255.255.128.
> The gateway/router is setup as IP 172.24.53.1 and Subnet
> 255.255.255.128
> by the local authority so we can't alter this.
>

If you do not change this, you are stuck with 126 IP addresses, DHCP has
nothing to do with it. You need to get at least as many addresses than hosts
on your LAN.

ThePro